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CHS Eng 1 Vocab
CHS English 1 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pronouncement | a declaration of opinion; judgement |
| invoke | to call on for support |
| provocative | causing disturbance or excitement |
| revoke | to make invalid; deactivate |
| ineffable | unutterable, indescribable |
| infantile | childish; immature |
| affable | easy to converse with; friendly |
| edict | an official order |
| indict | to charge with a crime; accuse |
| dictum | a formal or authoritative statement |
| phototropic | tending to grow or move towards light |
| phosphorescent | giving off light without heat |
| photogenic | attractive in pictures or photographs |
| lucid | easy to understand; clear |
| elucidate | to make clear by explaining |
| translucent | allowing light to pass through |
| circumspect | careful; mindful of rules and consequences |
| prospect | that which is expected |
| specter | a ghost or phantom |
| invidious | hateful or spiteful |
| providential | happening by good fortune |
| improvise | to create without any forethought or preparation |
| enunciate | to pronounce or articulate |
| renounce | to reject by declaration |
| prohibit | to stop one from doing something; prevent |
| inhibit | to get in the way of; hinder |
| suffuse | to fill up from within; to spread throughout |
| confound | to confuse and frustrate |
| infuse | to inject; to fill something or someone with |
| sustain | to support for an extended period of time |
| abstain | to not do something; refrain |
| tenacious | stubbornly persistent; determined |
| retinue | a group that attends an important person |
| replete | filled up with |
| implement | to put into action; execute |
| deplete | to use up; waste |
| legacy | body of ideas, achievements,and morals; |
| delegate | to divide up, especially responsibilities |
| agenda | plan of action; purpose |
| proactive | seeking to solve a problem before it occurs |
| exacting | demanding perfection; strict |
| repulsion | desire to avoid, disgust |
| dispel | to scatter about, break up |
| propel | to cause to move towards; push |
| relative | dependent upon |
| superlative | excellent; above all others |
| dilate | to widen |
| misinformation | untrue or wrong information |
| reform | to bring back to rightness, order or morality |
| formative | occurring at the time of most influence |
| inept | unskilled; clumsy |
| adept | skilled; expert at |
| aptitude | skill or suitability for |
| posit | to put forth; assert |
| impose | to forcibly place upon |
| disposition | attitude or mood |
| figment | something invented or imaginary |
| effigy | a figure constructed in mockery |
| prefigure | to look like or predict a later thing or event |
| recant | to formally withdraw |
| incantation | ritual chant; spell |
| disenchanted | losing fondness for; unhappy with |
| inaudible | so quiet as to be impossible to hear |
| auditory | having to do with the sense of hearing |
| audit | a thorough review |
| dissonance | unpleasant or unharmonious sound |
| assonance | similarity of word sounds |
| resonant | having an effect; powerful |
| analogous | comparable to; like |
| dialogue | communication between two or more people |
| prologue | a speech, passage or event coming before the main speech or event |
| bellicose | Warlike in nature |
| antebellum | occurring before a war |
| belligerence | warlike in mood or attitude |
| enamored | fond of; feeling love towards |
| amiable | good-natured; cheerful |
| amicable | not bitter or hostile; friendly |
| antagonize | to act hostile towards; provoke |
| protagonist | the central character in a work of literature |
| antagonist | one who is hostile towards; one who opposes |
| philosophical | calm and wise; reasonable |
| philanthropy | charitable donation to public causes |
| bibliophile | one who loves books |
| impediment | something that gets in the way; obstacle |
| expedient | providing results quickly; practical and effective |
| pedestrian | lacking excitement; ordinary and dull |
| pedant | one possessing abundant knowledge of minor, often uninteresting things |
| pedagogue | a teacher, especially one who is dull and narrow-minded |
| travesty | a bad imitation of; a perversion of |
| vested | significant to one's own profit or well-being |
| vestment | clothing worn to symbolize religious or political authority |
| divest | to strip or remove a title or position of authority |
| corporeal | having to do with the body |
| corpulent | extremely fat; obese |
| incorporate | to bring together features, ideas or elements |
| uniform | the same all the way through; consistent |
| unison | in one voice |
| unanimous | showing complete agreement |
| monologue | a speech made by a single person |
| monopolize | to use or take so as to prevent others from using or taking |
| monogamy | marriage to only one person at a time |
| monolithic | exactly the same throughout; lacking any diversity |
| homonym | a word spelled exactly like another word, but having a different meaning |
| homogenized | forced to be exactly the same |
| equitable | fair; just |
| equilibrium | balance; steadiness |
| iniquity | injustice; wrong or wicked action or situation |
| benevolent | kindly; favorable towards |
| benefactor | a person who gives friendly aid |
| benign | causing no harm |
| accord | sameness of opinion; agreement |
| discord | lack of agreement; disharmony |
| cordial | warmly friendly and polite |
| animosity | anger or hostility |
| equanimity | evenness of mind or spirit; calm |
| magnanimous | generous in spirit |
| dismal | causing great sadness or pessimism |
| malevolent | wishing harm towards; hostile |
| malicious | intended to hurt or harm |
| perjury | breaking of a legal oath |
| abjure | to swear off; renounce |
| conjure | to bring forth; especially through words |
| predominant | being most evident or apparent |
| domineering | forcing others to obey |
| indomitable | unbeatable; resilient |
| aristocracy | group of the most wealthy and privileged |
| theocracy | government by a religious leader or figure |
| bureaucrat | a minor official |
| legitimize | to give credit or recognition to |
| privileged | available only to a special few; entitled to something special |
| legislative | having to do with the law |
| rapacious | seizing everything; greedy |
| rapt | giving total attention to; captivated |
| surreptitious | hidden or secret; done without notice |
| perceptible | able to be noticed or felt |
| susceptible | able to be influenced |
| precept | an idea important to a system of beliefs |
| voracious | devouring everything |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animals and plants |
| herbivorous | eating only plants |
| decadent | overly luxurious and lacking moral discipline; excessive |
| cadence | rhythmic rise and fall |
| casualty | something or someone injured, killed or eliminated |
| affluent | wealthy and privleged; well-to-do |
| superfluous | additional to what is necessary; extra |
| mellifluous | sweetly flowing or sounding |
| leaven | to make less heavy or serious |
| levity | lack of seriousness; jolly or joking manner |
| alleviate | to make less painful or dangerous |
| elapse | to slip away; go by |
| collapse | complete failure and ruin |
| relapse | a falling back into an old illness or bad habit |
| recede | to move back or away from |
| concession | something given up or yielded |
| cede | to surrender |
| inconsequential | having no effect or importance |
| consecutive | following in order |
| execution | the way something is done |
| courier | one who carries and delivers |
| incur | to bring about |
| recurrent | happening repeatedly |
| gradualism | a policy which involves taking slow, measured actions |
| regress | to go back to a less mature or less positive state |
| digress | to move away from the topic at hand; ramble |
| amble | to casually walk; stroll |
| ambulatory | able to walk |
| preamble | a passage or speech which introduces another longer passage or speech |
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MrsBeguin
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